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Designed for the Providence and Worcester Railroad, the Woonsocket Depot is an elaborately decorated brick building which was the finest on-line passenger depot on the P&W line. It replaced the original 1847 depot (which was destroyed by fire) in…

The Pawtuxet Gazebo (c.1880) and the Ballroom (1915) are the only extant buildings of what was formerly an even larger complex of recreational and social facilities located just north of Pawtuxet Village, on the northern bank of the Pawtuxet River in…

In 1898, Pawtucket’s first Mayor, Frederic Clark Sayles offered to give a plot of land on Summer Street for the construction of a free public library. He traveled to Europe, looking for architectural inspiration from Europe’s most majestic…

The first French-Canadian parish in Woonsocket was "Precieux Sang" - Precious Blood Church - established 1873 on the corner of Park Avenue and Carrington Avenue. It was built in the Gothic style by architects Elbridge Boyden (church) and Walter F.…

The former U.S. Post Office was built beginning in 1910 and completed in 1912. The Beaux Arts Classical styled building was designed by J.K. Taylor, Architect of the Treasury. The building was constructed in the old downtown business district and was…

For a description, please view the previous card The New State Armory, Providence, R.I.

McCarthy Dry Goods Company was founded in 1889. In 1914, McCarthy's opened a new six-floor department store at Depot Square which featured 45 specialty departments. Located at the corner of Main and Court Street, this is now the site of City Hall…

Between 1714 and 1765, Silver Lake was known as "Pope John's Swamp." In 1828, William Chilson damned up the stream so he could harness water for power to his cotton manufacturing mill. In 1834, he could no longer afford to pay his creditors and…

For more information on the Court St. Bridge, please see Blackstone River from Old Hamlet Bridge, Woonsocket, R.I.

The Courthouse was built in 1894 in a Romanesque style by William Walker & R.W. Howard with work also done by William Norton & Allaie.